1979 record 10–0–1 (8–0–1 MAC) Home stadium Perry Shorts Stadium | ||
Head coach Herb Deromedi (2nd year) | ||
The 1979 Central Michigan Chippewas football team was an American football team that represented Central Michigan University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Herb Deromedi, the Chippewas compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the Mid-American Conference championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 291 to 133. The team played its home games in Perry Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 101,705 in five home games.
The team's statistical leaders were Gary Hogeboom with 1,404 passing yards, Willie Todd with 1,003 rushing yards, and Mike Ball with 457 receiving yards. Hogeboom was selected as the team's most valuable player and as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Seven Central Michigan players (OT Marty Smallbone, WR Mike Ball, RB Willie Todd, QB Gary Hogeboom, DT Bill White, DB Robert Jackson, and LB Tim Hollandsworth) received first-team All-MAC honors.
Schedule
- September 8, 1979: Western Michigan W 10-0
- September 22, 1979: at Bowling Green State W 24-0
- September 29, 1979: Miami (OH) W 19-18
- October 6, 1979: Ohio W 26 0
- October 13, 1979: Northern Illinois W 31-11
- October 20, 1979: at Ball State W 31-30
- October 27, 1979: at Kent State W 44-21
- November 3, 1979: at Toledo T 7-7
- November 10, 1979: Eastern Michigan W 37-14
- November 17, 1979: at Northwestern State W 28-0
- November 24, 1979: at San Jose State W 34-32